Measuring Distance and Time and Analyzing Distance Decay Behavior

• Published in: Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science - Lab Manual pp. 42 - 62
• Main Authors: Liu, Lingbo, Wang, Fahui
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2024; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Round Double; Census Block Group Data; OLS Regression; Case Study 2A; Case Study 2B; Input Port; Road Network Datasets; Choose Column; Editor Canvas; Bottom Input; Scatter Plot; String Manipulation; CSV File; Calculate Travel Distance; Distance Matrix; API Key; Census Block Group; Settings Tab; Distance Decay Function; Origin Id; Top Input; Destination Id; Spatial Interaction Model; Id Column

This chapter uses two case studies to illustrate how to implement two common tasks encountered most often in spatial analysis: estimating a travel distance or time matrix and modeling distance decay behaviors. Case study 2A shows how to measure distances and travel times between residents at the cen...